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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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